Delivering food and companionship to shut-ins and the elderly, Meals on Wheels serves scores of people in DeKalb County every day.

“You may be the only person they see that day,” said Jenean Lawson, manager of the local Meals on Wheels Program, noting the human contact is sometimes as life sustaining as the food being delivered. “They are happy to have the company."

Lawson said they generally serve between 40 and 70 people a day with the menu varying. “We help shut-ins,” she said, adding that workers also check on the welfare of the recipients during their visits.

This past week, candidates Danny Hale for Road Supervisor and Susan Martin for Circuit Court Clerk donated their time to help deliver meals. The group usually has one volunteer and two workers; however, Lawson said anyone can get involved as a volunteer, in Smithville or at the senior office in Alexandria.

If you’d like to volunteer see me here at city hall or Karen Atkins at UCHRA.Lawson invited.